An exhausted Captain; single watch-keeping; a warm, cozy bridge at night; the heavy traffic of the Kiel Canal, and pirated navigational software. If you think that sounds like a recipe for disaster, you’d be absolutely right. Keywords:Grounding, fatigue, stress, bridge watch alarm, pirate software

She was built for the adventures of a lifetime in one of the most survival-challenging, and vanishing environments on the planet with a reputation for the world’s worst weather. This adventure was the end of a lifetime among the icebergs for the Little Red Ship.Keywords: Antarctic, ice navigation, capsize, hull breach,sinking

David lay on the jetty as they waited for the ambulance.Underneath the fire blanket that covered him, 60 per cent of his body had suffered second degree burns. His left arm was fractured. His last words were “I can’t believe I have been caught like this”. He was a victim of the forgotten assassin.And he was an expert.

Bosun Jack was dead. His body lay under the worklights beside a pool of blood. The instrument of his death was a short distance away. One thing is certain, his killer still hunts seafarers.Keywords: anchor handling, Bourbon Dolphin, stability, communications, management.

A cruise liner with 1,500 souls aboard, the most dangerous waters around the US coast and a GPS that tell lies to the autopilot for 36 hours with nobody noticing. Guess what happens next.Keywords:grounding, lookout,equipment failure, bridge team management, watchkeeping

She was built for the adventures of a lifetime in one of the most survival-challenging, and vanishing environments on the planet with a reputation for the world’s worst weather. This adventure was the end of a lifetime among the icebergs for the Little Red Ship.

tabletspicYou might not smell trouble but you might see it coming, even if it wears a maskKeywords: fatality, aluminium phosphide, aluminum phosphate, fumigation, corrosion, accommodation, phosphine gas

She was built for the adventures of a lifetime in one of the most survival-challenging, and vanishing environments on the planet with a reputation for the world’s worst weather. This adventure was the end of a lifetime among the icebergs for the Little Red Ship.